Lead Singer of "Boston" Dead At Age 55

ATKINSON, N.H. (AP) - Brad Delp, the lead singer for the bandBoston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern NewHampshire. He was 55.

Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. andfound Delp dead. Lt. William Baldwin said in a news release thatthere was no indication of foul play.

"There was nothing disrupted in the house. He was a fairlyhealthy person from what we're able to ascertain," Police ChiefPhilip Consentino told WMUR-TV.

Delp apparently was alone at the time, Baldwin said.The cause of death remained under investigation. Police said anincident report would not be available until Monday.

Delp sang on Boston's 1976 hits "More than a Feeling" and"Long Time." He also sang on Boston's most recent album,"Corporate America," released in 2002.

He joined the band in the early 1970s after meeing Tom Scholz,an MIT student interested in experimental methods of recordingmusic, according to the group's official Web site. The band enjoyed its greatest success and influence during its first decade.The band's last appearance was in November 2006 at Boston'sSymphony Hall.

On Friday night, the Web site was taken down and replaced withthe statement: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll."A call to the Swampscott, Mass., home of Boston guitarist BarryGoudreau was not immediately returned Friday night.